United Kingdom general election, 2015

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:broadcast_debates yes
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won 331
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_vote_share 36.9%
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 7 May 2015
gptkbp:dissolved 30 March 2015
gptkbp:elects gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:first_past_the_post yes
gptkbp:Green_Party_leader gptkb:Natalie_Bennett
gptkbp:Green_Party_seats_won 1
gptkbp:Green_Party_vote_share 3.8%
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom general election, 2015
gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won 232
gptkbp:Labour_Party_vote_share 30.4%
gptkbp:leader gptkb:David_Cameron
gptkb:Ed_Miliband
gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_leader Nick Clegg
gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_vote_share 7.9%
gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon 8
gptkbp:main_party_4 gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkbp:main_party_5 gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:main_party_6 gptkb:Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:majoritySeats 326
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_Kingdom_general_election,_2017
gptkbp:notableAchievement Green Party retained one seat
Liberal Democrats lost most seats
SNP landslide in Scotland
Conservative majority government
Labour lost seats
UKIP high vote, few seats
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:David_Cameron
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_leader gptkb:Nicola_Sturgeon
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_seats_won 56
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_vote_share 4.7%
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 650
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_leader gptkb:Nigel_Farage
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_seats_won 1
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_vote_share 12.6%
gptkbp:voterTurnout 66.1%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Election_2015
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7